From Ifeoma Ejiofor Anambra State government on Thursday said it never bought any tractor with palliative funds. The disclaimer was contained in a press statement signed by Mr Christian Aburime the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) to the governor. The statement Read more…
As Russia’s ground forces pushed to capture Avdiivka, its air force appeared to establish air superiority over the war-torn town, clearing the way for critical close-air-support missions, conflict analysts assessed. Although only temporary and localized, it appears to be the Read more…
Canada will donate more than 800 SkyRanger R70 drones to Ukraine, Canadian Defense Minister Bill Blair announced on Monday. Kiev relies heavily on commercial and military UAVs in its conflict with Russia, which will enter its third year on February 24. Read more…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike, has asked settlers on the Abuja Science and Technology Village in Chika-Aleita along the airport road to immediately vacate the area or face demolition. The minister gave the order on Monday Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has explained that the poor power supply currently experienced by its customers across the South East is beyond the organisation. The company attributed the situation to low energy generation, which Read more…
More than a month before a deadly drone strike that killed three U.S. soldiers in Jordan, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin sought to reassure U.S. troops about the military’s ability to withstand attacks by Iran-backed militants. Austin, in previously unpublished Read more…
An Iran-backed militia group in Iraq claimed responsibility Monday for a drone strike against a base in eastern Syria used by U.S. troops that killed six American-allied Kurdish fighters. The attack, which caused no American casualties, appeared to be the Read more…
Despite promises, the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) recorded its first electricity system collapse in 2024. In a notice to its customers, the management of Abuja Electricity Distribution Plc (AEDC) said the system collapse occurred “at 11:21 hours today, February Read more…
Russian сosmonaut Oleg Kononenko has set a new record for spending the most time on the International Space Station (ISS), Russia space agency Roscosmos has said. The previous record belonged to another Russian, Gennady Padalka, who stayed in orbit for Read more…
A Houthi anti-ship cruise missile fired into the Red Sea came within a mile of a US Navy destroyer on Tuesday, a report said, close enough that the American warship turned to its close-in weapons system — a last line Read more…
Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Barrister Nyesom Wike, has assured that President Bola Tinubu will commission Abuja light rail on May 29. Wike stated this on Wednesday during a tour of some ongoing projects in Abuja with a promise to Read more…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, yesterday, said President Bola Tinubu has approved the procurement of digital tracking tools to help halt kidnapping in the territory. The minister, at a media chat in Abuja, said while he would not Read more…